Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 79

IWC, ?PORTUGUESE CHRONOGRAPH RATTRAPANTE? YELLOW GOLD International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Chronograph Rattrapante?, case No. 2599152, Ref. 3712. Made in the 1990's. Fine, large 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and a 18K yellow gold IWC buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging front bezel, concave lugs, case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, outer fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, oeil de perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.